Social Structure of Turkey
Political Science and Public Administration
Faculty of Political Sciences
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Structure of Turkey | SBK339 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Hasan YAZICI
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Defines the concept of social structure and related concepts and explains with examples
2) Outlines and applies social structure theories
3) Defines and evaluates Turkey's social structure from a historical and sociological perspective
4) Develop arguments, analysis and synthesis about Turkey’s produced politics ; connects between structure and politics.
5) Develops, analyzes and synthesizes arguments that can evaluate the policies produced regarding Turkey's social structure, and establishes relationships between structure and politics
6) Relates different components of Turkey's social structure and analyzes its political, economic, legal and cultural dimensions
7) Explains, compares, evaluates, criticizes and interprets socio-cultural dynamics and processes within the relationship of interdependence with examples
8) Explains the transformation in the social structure in Turkey with examples within the understanding of continuity and integrity. Analyzes different approaches regarding the effects of changes in Turkey's social structure Evaluates the causes and consequences of rapid changes in Turkish society, especially with the impact of the globalization process
9) It identifies, analyzes and evaluates contemporary social problems that concern Turkish society from the broad perspective provided by sociology. Diagnoses existing social problems and their causes in Turkey
10) Evaluates the causes and consequences of rapid changes in Turkish society, especially with the impact of the globalization process
10) Evaluates the causes and consequences of rapid changes in Turkish society, especially with the impact of the globalization process
10) Analyzes and evaluates the solutions proposed to eliminate existing social problems in Turkey
10) Analyzes and evaluates the solutions proposed to eliminate existing social problems in Turkey. Diagnoses, analyzes and evaluates the general characteristics of Turkish society and the sociological and historical factors affecting the general characteristics
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Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
The course is based on the idea that it is important the students are aware of the social, political, cultural, economical conditions they live in. Within the course ; changes in the social structure from Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic; development characteristics of Turkey's social structure during the Republican period; special conditions of Turkish modernization; Turkish society and it’s general characteristics: Socio-demographic structure, population distribution; Social groups, classes, social stratification and ethnicity in Turkey, Social institutions of Turkey: Education, justice, health, economy, family, religion, population, migration and urbanization are discussed. In the process leading to the present-day Turkey, various aspects of social structure is generally investigated and discussed critically by going to the historical origins. The transition from empire to nationalization and the construction process of nationalization is what is focused on. Effects of the basic dynamics which constitute today’s Turkey on the process of social integration is setted out. With regard to today's issues and subjects in the social structure of Turkey the students are given homeworks they can do theoretical or field research. Conceptual framework for the social structure, urbanization and effects of urbanization on social structures in Turkey in historical process, the effects of popular culture and it’s influence on social structure, youth in Turkey: Challenges, values and changes, transformations experienced in the Turkey's social structure in the process of information community, globalization and Turkey 's social issues are emphasized. The course aims to teach the students properties of the community that they are going to manage.
Weekly Schedule
1) Meet. Course introduction: Information about course content, importance, method of operation, resources and evaluation. Social structure2) Social Structure: Conceptual Foundation
3) The Legacy of the Ottoman Social Structure to Turkey Ottoman Modernization
4) An Effort to Understand the Modernization of the Republic Between Continuity and Break Intellectual and Cultural Environment in Turkey
5) Politics in Turkey
6) A Discussion on the Development of Public Administration Thought in Turkey Development and Current Situation of Management Thought in Turkey
7) Exam
8) A General Overview of the Turkish Economy
9) Technology and Türkiye Urbanization in Turkey Environmental Problems in Turkey
10) Demographic Structure of Turkey Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow Ethnic Structure of Turkey
11) Education in Turkey Turkish Family Youth in Terms of Turkey's Social Structure
12) Religion in Terms of Turkey's Social Structure
13) Culture, Art in Turkey
14) Health Services in Turkey, General Evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Türkiye'nin Toplumsal Yapısı, Editör Hasan Yazıcı, Nobel
2- Dünden Bugüne Türkiye'nin Toplumsal Yapısı, Zincirkıran, Memet, Kolektif, Dora Yayıncılık, Bursa, 2013 Osmanlıdan Günümüze Türk Toplum Yapısı, Prof. Dr. Orhan Türkdoğan, Çizgi Kitabevi, Konya, 2015 Türk Toplumunun Tarihsel Kimliği ve Günümüz Sorunları, Prof. Dr. Orhan Türkdoğan Türklerin Tarihi, İlber Ortaylı Cumhuriyet'in İlk Yüzyılı (1923-2023), İlber Ortaylı, İsmail Küçükkaya Türkiye´de Sosyal Çözülme Tehlikeleri, Bilgiseven, Amiran Kurtkan, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1990 Türkiye'nin Etnik Yapısı, Ali Tayyar Önder
3- Feroz Ahmad (2012), Modern Türkiye’nin Oluşumu, İstanbul: Kaynak Yayınları. Kongar, Emre, Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı, 4. Basım, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1981 Birsen Gökçe, Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Toplumsal Kurumlar, 3. Baskı, Savaş Yayınevi, 2007-03-01 Niyazi Berkes, Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002
4- Türkdoğan, Orhan, Milli Kültür, Modernleşme ve İslâm, Üçdal Neşriyat, İstanbul,1983. Kafesoğlu, İbrahim, Türk Milli Kültürü, Ötüken, İstanbul, 1999 Yasa, İbrahim, Türkiye'nin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Temel Sorunları, Sevinç Matbaası, İstanbul,1970. Karpat, Kemal, Türkiye’de Toplumsal Dönüşüm, Ankara: İmge Yay., 2003 Karpat, Kemal, Osmanlı Modernleşmesi Toplum, Kuramsal Değişim ve Nüfus İmge Kitapevi, İstanbul, 2002 Nirun, N., Sistematik Sosyoloji Yönünden Sosyal Dinamik Bünye Analizi, Ankara: A.K.D.T.Y.K. Yay., 1991 Eğribel, E. ve Özcan U. (Der.) Değişim Sosyolojisi: Dünyada ve Türkiye’de Toplumsal Değişme, Kitabevi Yayınları: İstanbul Kongar, Emre, 21. Yüz Yılda Türkiye: 2000’li Yıllarda Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı, 45. Basım, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul Tütengil, Cavit Orhan, Kırsal Türkiye’nin Yapısı ve Sorunlar, Gerçek Yayınevi: İstanbul, 1975 Mahmut Tezcan, “Toplumsal Değişme ve Aile” Türkiye Aile Yıllığı 1990, T.C. Başbakanlık Aile Araştırma Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara, 1990 Ecevit, Yıldız, Türkiye’de Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitsizliği: Sorunlar, Öncelikler, Çözüm Önerileri, TÜSİAD ve KAGİDER: İstanbul, 2008 Kıray, Mübeccel, “Türkiye’de Aile ve Kadın” Bağlam Yayınları, İstanbul, 1999 Karluk, Rıdvan, Türkiye Ekonomisi, 5. Baskı, Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım, İstanbul, l997Keyder, Çağlar, Türkiye’de Devlet ve Sınıflar, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, l989 Işık, Caner ve Işık, Erol, Arabesk ve Müslüm Gürses: Kültürel Dünyamızı Anlamak, Ferfir Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012 Richard, Tapper, Çevirmen: Özden Arıkan, Çağdaş Türkiye'de İslam: (Din, Siyaset, Edebiyat ve Laik Devlet), Sarmal Yayınları,1991-01-01 Boratav, Korkut, Türkiye İktisat Tarihi, İmge Yayınları, Ankara, 2004 Boratav, Korkut, 1980’li Yıllarda Türkiye’de Toplumsal Sınıflar ve Bölüşüm, Gerçek Yayınevi, Ankara, 1990 Özdek, Yasemin (Derleyen), İnsan Hakları ve Yoksulluk, TODAİE Yayınları, Ankara, 2001. Ayşe Berktay Hacımirzaoğlu (Derleyen), 75 Yılda Türkiye’de Kadınlar ve Erkekler, Tarih Vakfı Yayınları, İstanbul, 1998 Sencer, Muzaffer, Osmanlı Toplum Yapısı, May Yayınları, İstanbul, 1982 Güngördü, Ersin, Türkiye’nin Beşeri (Nüfus-Yerleşme) ve Ekonomik Coğrafyası, Asil Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2006
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Brain Storming
5) Self Study
6) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required